Cost of living comparison
Lesotho is 40.5% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 83.6% more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$10.99
LSL206.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$0.66
LSL12.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.27
LSL5.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$1.78
LSL33.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$3.51
LSL65.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$1.18
LSL22.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$2.11
LSL39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.85
LSL16.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$0.92
LSL17.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$0.93
LSL17.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$0.80
LSL15.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.71
LSL13.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.75
LSL13.99
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$3.33
LSL62.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$23.90
LSL448.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
$19,189.33
LSL359,837.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$5.32
LSL99.73
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$42.49
LSL796.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$274.13
LSL5,140.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$162.65
LSL3,050.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$41.93
LSL786.20
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$28.78
LSL539.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$877.23
LSL16,449.72
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$0.82
LSL15.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$1.37
LSL25.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$4.66
LSL87.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$26.50
LSL496.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$4.11
LSL77.11
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Lesotho
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$40.43
LSL758.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$25.59
LSL479.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$68.53
LSL1,285.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$102.34
LSL1,919.13
|
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